The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-06
THE STOCKMEN.
The Central ECNas Live stock
Association Meets in An
nuil session,
4 Grand isall AMI Banquet Ucld al
the UctIclinnd op'rH siou~"
Last NigHt,

McCiclAud opera house by the prc-i
dent, W. W. Selcy, and Dr " l..
Hall. secretary prO-tcm, aud ~ "A,
large number Of the members had not
arrived, the convention adJOurhcd tlll
O'Clock ia the afternoon.
when tho convention rcas4cmb'c1,
Mqvor Sturgi4 delivered beautiful
address of welcome. lie discussed
in a few words the weight of the
stock men upon the commerce of
Texas. lie encouraged the Introduce
ION of fine cittlc and advised grad.
against icAa- cattle Oh account OF
disease, aud expressed the nope that
MI uch imporiauons be removed.
MEMBERS IS A1rLNDANcE.
The following otuckmen are IN nj
tendance.
lB. Allen, Armour: X H. Buruhan,
H. O liurnhnm. W. j.. higgins, VI. ~.
sullivan Waco; Riley Bryant, AXtelE
l. Il. Black, j. ID. Bell, T.. II Burncy,
Waco: II. E.COngcr China Spriugs l.
Il. Daughcrty, VIM. DAVIS, j. T.
Egan, Wnco. " l.. Gatln. Mt Calm;
g.. II Gusslway, Marlin; Harris
~ llOtlONhN, " h''t W IA v
llchucsacy. Waco; llill, Moore ~ Co,
COnanchc Bart Moore, Frank Nc
Gregor Waco; Jno. II Onstott, Hub
bard W. L. FEATHER, K. q. Patton. j.
Il. Payne. ". \. roagr Waco T.. w.
l'uuclsrd, Harrison; Il o..Portcr ~
son. Whitney; W. VI Scclcy. J. II
stone, Waco " H. Stovlli, Robinson:
j. -. Sheppard, Waco; > {. sheppard
Axtcl NJ. l.. smith, Wuco; W. f.
strange. tiarrl-uu. {. VI Srlcy. Waco
W I. Thompson and j H. Thompson
Axtcl. 1ulls md Lcdbtjtcr. Mt
Cain; Taylor, Riddle X CO., Waco
y. WLcclcr, WaCu.C. n Wc-tbrookc
lOrcnH; ". I. Harris, J. Sanger, Wa
GO, Il. II Oates. Mt. Calm: j. j
Moore, Il; H. Moore. .. II. Leland
WA. l7h. W f. Hall, lll Bros.
Norway Hills lhnconk aud Harper
Waco, s. " Emery, China
spring. {. G. Congcr. Robinson
i. Is. Flshcr upd Captain j. H. Moore
i've stock agents, respectively OF III
Wabash nnd di-,ouri Pacific railroao
systems George II Brigham, O
Mexico; Mr. Rose, OF Dakota; Georg,
sealing aud John II O,n]ott (thc lat
ter vice president OF the association
OF Hubbard City, tOl. =. T.. Cunning
ham, OF Fort Worth: George II. Gas
soway, of Marlin; Captain Hunt, o
Dallas, live stock agent OF the Cotton
Belt route.
The secretary, MIR T.. ii. Burncy
announced that he could not scrv,
the association longer ~ secretary.
MIR. &. &. slaughter, Vico-prcsidcn
of the American National bank .
Dallas, Tex. delivered the fo.lowin,
address on he subject OF
rnErENAs rACEEHr, IT'S PROSPECT
ANp rs Future.
This is one of the greatest subject
thar II now before the citizens OF thi
great commonwealth, especially 1,
the stock grower. one OF the cnus"
that il now dcprcciatiug the values q
cattle Industry rs, we are too tAr ava,
from Me marhct Inc cost OF trans
porhtion is too great To compete wit
the ptlcns that are now beng realize,
for such dressed beet rs ours aitc
such u long haul. Ana H. for CAnnc'
bcet-w whore does great deal OF IcXA
cattle really 20! II L. not goo,
NHhl'Ell III lAh hltNNth NOlhlllOI
to go on the tables OF the wealth,
boct eaters. On this line of thought
then say it is high time that ",
should maturo our cattle more. &c
them iattcr, make them more desire
able rinse less numbers but bette
ones, and make more money out of
less number In given time. Cal
this be successfully done Az
stockmau, | will answer: know q
no reason why IL cannot be done, is
pccially in the northern, northcas
tern and central Texas, For in
stance, we fluid that owing TO on
climate we can put in more pound
in Il shorter tune, with less gralI
than any portion of the Unite
states That is noar the cattle range,
| mean by this, n near where cHttl
can Sc grown to accrtaln age, W
have, living iust east of our grain
country, great corn and hay grow
ing country that our steers can b
grown ON the western plains
Texas up to the age OF Two years, II
cheap and as we'll rs any other plnc
They might then he turned over I
the farmer OF the corn belt alta priC
so low rs TO pay hlln wei 10 leou M
mature them, provided we have u
ranged matters , that they can iii
pose OF them aud the hogs that ioI
low them This is one of the esseI
tial features we expect to N
compliSh with this Texas packer,
We expect to join the rsnchma
ON the plains, and the farmer i'll II
country intoa cppartncrship In tn
way the rauChman raises the ste,
until he is two years old past, aud 1t,
liver- him to the farmer nj, we vi
say, - ccnts per pound, or M ave
age OF $50 per head. SAY, on Septcu
Der /, the farmer feeds him six to nil
months, or Nh average OF sey(
months This would be She last
March, and puts on tins steer MI "a
orage OF $50 pounds aud gets $50 4
feeding besides letting his hogs fC
low, which he can raise himself, IL
steer viii then weigh 1880, and stan
AT the farmers pen att cost Of !
and is worth, at Houston, - per hu
a ,,.,,.l. l.aNrtn.r IN rniIrAuh